MICHAEL HANEKE WINS PALME D'OR AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2009
“The White Ribbon,” by the Austrian director Michael Haneke, won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or, during a televised red-carpet ceremony.
Austrian director Michael Haneke's drama The White Ribbon has won the coveted Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
The black-and-white movie is set in a northern German school before World War I, where brutal and mysterious events take place: Children are tortured and a barn is set on fire.
The prize was given by a nine-member jury led by actress Isabelle Huppert, who had starred in Haneke’s 2001 movie “The Piano Teacher.”
“This is a moment in my life in which I am really very happy,” Haneke said in French, collecting his award on stage.
The world’s leading film festival began May 13 in the French Mediterranean resort, with 20 films in competition. The festival runs on an annual budget of 20 million euros ($28 million), and accredits some 25,000 film professionals each year, as well as more than 4,000 media professionals.
Two other sets of awards were given to films in the competition this year. The festival’s Grand Prix went to Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet.” The Jury Prize was jointly given to “Fish Tank” by the British director Andrea Arnold and to “Thirst” by Park Chan-Wook.
Austrian director Michael Haneke's drama The White Ribbon has won the coveted Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
The black-and-white movie is set in a northern German school before World War I, where brutal and mysterious events take place: Children are tortured and a barn is set on fire.
The prize was given by a nine-member jury led by actress Isabelle Huppert, who had starred in Haneke’s 2001 movie “The Piano Teacher.”
“This is a moment in my life in which I am really very happy,” Haneke said in French, collecting his award on stage.
The world’s leading film festival began May 13 in the French Mediterranean resort, with 20 films in competition. The festival runs on an annual budget of 20 million euros ($28 million), and accredits some 25,000 film professionals each year, as well as more than 4,000 media professionals.
Two other sets of awards were given to films in the competition this year. The festival’s Grand Prix went to Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet.” The Jury Prize was jointly given to “Fish Tank” by the British director Andrea Arnold and to “Thirst” by Park Chan-Wook.
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